Hillsboro recorder., 1887-10-27
Make the fight within the Party.


headed editor j. A. Bonitz Of the Will
mington Messenger Of the 10th inst.
We only regret that our columns are
SO short we cannot copy the whole,
bat every word and line of it we hear,
tily commend to the careful conside-
ration of the Democrats Of North Ca
rolina. and especially to the Demo.
Gratis of Orange and Durham coun.
ties. p. ~
Every man who claims to be a Dem.
ocrat is 30 from matter Of principle
because they believe. the principles
of the democratic party are right and
means the good OF the citizen and
blessing and prosperityoi the State
No intelligent man can have failed to
see that since the State Government
has qeen intrusted to the keeping Of
the democrats, Its course has been
leading upward and onward to suc-
cess. North Carolina at no period of
her existence as State, has enjoyed a
greater advancement in all material
wealth. than she has since her desti-
ny was placed in the hands Of the
democratic party. This is en- unde
deniable fact. Then if we are North
Carolinians, if we love North Caroli-
ma, five, at all desire the continued
prosperity of our State, why should
we let local differences divide us?
Why should we become Indifferent to
the main cause, or help the enemy to
destroy the best interest we have. II
we are disgruntled at the Fence Law,
the Prohibition, or the manner Of
working the public roads, questions
purely local and upon which people
of both parties differ, can you be bet.
tered in going to the Republican par
ty? If you are opposed to the Inter
nal Revenue who imposed it upon
You? Who used it for 20 years to
grind down the people, murder its ci
tizens and in every way abused it's
trust but the Republican party.
When they were in power did you
ever hear a Republican clammor fos
itsrepeaL They pretend to doso now,
but can you believe they are in earn
est7 Do you not know thatifthe Re.
publican party should again come in.
10 power they would not repeal the
Internal Revenue tax. These promis
es in this line is far from sincere. Do
you not know that if the Republicans
shnuld.onee more have the control ot
this State il would be a renewed Ii.
cense to repeat the corruptions OF
1S6s-69. can any sane man doubt it,
would they not think that their Will
nies then was condoned or approved
of by the people by aiding them to
powersgaip.
Democrats! stop and think and ask
yourselves the question, can we not
reconcile our local differences in our
own ranks. .~#
IL is true that the Democratic par
ty in North Carolina and generally in
the South is thoroughly committed to
the repeal Of the Internal Revenue
tar, il is equally true, also that every
Democratic member Of Congress from
North Carolina have pledged them
selves to vote for its immediate re-
peal. and will do 50 at the FIRST oppor
tuniiy. lfthe delegation in Congress
from North Carolina were Republi-
cans would they vote for its uucondi'
tiOnal repeal? most sssuredly not.
We admit that the Democrats are
. unnecessarily divided, but purely up.
on local issues that involve no politi.
cal principle, shut when State ani
National questions are at Stake, sim
pie local issues ought not 10 inauenc,
any voter who is q true DemocraI
aud certainly ought not to sworve hin
from the path Of bis allegiance
We said in iormer issue of th'
Recorder that there, must be unity o
i, action and Organization, With il w
zwould succeed, without II, we couls
not"
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